Kirima had been right about the earth tent. If they'd thought the others would ask questions about the sudden change in the camping arrangement, they need only remember that they travelled with daofei. Outlaws rarely asked questions. Building a structure from earth around their existing tent meant that Kyoshi and Rangi could stay closer to camp where it was safe, but also afforded them more privacy. Kyoshi needed that now. She practically crawled into the tent and collapsed on her stomach.
Training had been brutal. Not only was learning dust stepping particularly hard for Kyoshi, but intentionally falling to make it seem like she couldn't do it was harder. Every fall had to be real, which meant every bruise was just as real. Kirima had healed them on the surface, but her water healing skills weren't good enough to ease the ache all over Kyoshi's body. She'd barely made it through their evening meal, so it seemed like her sifus had taken pity on her for the night. They allowed her to crawl away and lick her wounds.
Kyoshi laid on top of the bedroll, too tired to do anything but breathe. Before long, Kyoshi heard Rangi enter through the tent flaps. Without saying a word, she used her firebending to light the small lantern they had made. Kyoshi knew that was her signal to seal the outer earth tent. She grabbed the fan on the ground next to her hand and without even lifting her head, pointed it over her shoulder to execute a quick earthbending maneuver. The door shut, leaving them only in the glow of the lantern.
"How are you feeling?" Rangi asked.
"Like I fell on the ground 100 times," even with the ground partially softened, which she suspected had been Wong's doing, it still hurt.
"It was the right decision," Rangi sat beside Kyoshi and started helping her remove her dusty clothing. "I saw the moment you figured it out, but they missed it. Along with the fact that you can airbend, these secrets will help protect you."
They had discussed it after the night in the field when Rangi had helped Kyoshi make her first spiral of airbending. They would keep the knowledge of the ability between the two of them as a safeguard. After all, sworn brothers and sisters or not, they still travelled with daofei. Right now, the only people either of them really trusted were each other.
"I know," Kyoshi exhaled as her arm was freed from a sleeve. "I just wish a didn't have to take such a beating."
With the weight of her outer clothing removed, Kyoshi felt a little better. Her former servant desires for cleanliness kicked in and she used her fan to direct the dust that was on their bedding away.
"I think I can help with that," Rangi said. She kneeled beside Kyoshi and started to pull the last of Kyoshi's clothing away.
Kyoshi blushed though she didn't know why. She wasn't afraid for Rangi to see her naked, they were passed that now. But this didn't feel anything like those heated moments leading up to when she'd let Rangi remove any barriers between them.
Rangi saw the blush on Kyoshi's cheeks and shook her head. "No, stupid, I'm just trying to take care of you. You're too hurt for any of that."
Rangi chiding her made Kyoshi's blush deepen because she had become aroused, but Rangi was probably right. She turned away from Rangi to hide her desire from showing. Kyoshi felt Rangi's hands on her back, undoing the bindings around her breasts. Her breath hitched in her throat, but she calmed herself, and tried to remember what Rangi had just said.
"Lay face down," Rangi directed.
After Kyoshi got situated on the bedroll, she felt Rangi straddle her back and sit down on her ass.
Without intending to, Rangi's voice came out in a sultry rasp as she said, "Let's see what we can do for the ache."
Rangi looked down at Kyoshi's back and saw the tension in her muscles. She pulled a small vial from her nearby pack and poured some of the fragrant oil into her hands. She rubbed the oil between her hands and took two deep breaths through her nose. She used her bending to heat the inside of her hands, exhaling a breath of steam. She made sure she hadn't over done it and slowly slid her hands across Kyoshi's back.
"Is it too hot?" Rangi asked.
Kyoshi had begun to melt under Rangi's touch the second she felt the firebender's warmed hands. She groaned as the heated pressure moved against her sore muscles. "No, this feels amazing."
Rangi smiled then concentrated on the task at hand. She moved up Kyoshi's spine and out across her shoulders. She followed the cords of strained muscles with her thumbs and pressed in to ease the tension.
"Don't hold your breath," Rangi instructed. "This is a good time for breathing practice. You may not feel like you're training, but the massage is still working your muscles. Power in firebending comes from the breath."
Kyoshi inhaled deeply and as she exhaled, Rangi slid the heel of her hands from Kyoshi's lower back all the way forward to her shoulders, wringing the breath right out of her. Kyoshi breathed in again as Rangi released the pressure. Push and pull.
Rangi's hands worked through Kyoshi's body, expertly gliding through all the aches. She shifted her position so she could move down Kyoshi's legs. She applied more oil to her hands when needed and kept the heat steady. The air around them warmed as well while Rangi worked diligently. She paid close attention to the tendons on Kyoshi's calves and heels, knowing the importance of a grounded root in bending. She retraced her initial pass to push deeper into the muscles of Kyoshi's thighs. She thought about how hard she pushed Kyoshi during stance training. It was for the Avatar's own good, but she was proud of how much Kyoshi had improved. She could feel how much stronger her muscles had become. Her dedication to her training was a turn on for Rangi. Every time she saw that expression Kyoshi made when she was powering through a struggle, Rangi wanted to grab her and kiss her fiercely.
Rangi shook away the distraction and refocused her efforts to take care of Kyoshi. Her lover needed the succor she could provide. It was her privilege to give it and she would give Kyoshi whatever she needed.
Kyoshi was on fire. Her muscles had been rubbed from hard rocks into melted puddles. Rangi's heat had soaked into her and released the pains of the day. Now all she felt was the blissful sensations of Rangi's hands. She did try to focus on her breathing but the more the pain went away the more aware of Rangi she became. Now she was burning in all the places Rangi wouldn't put her hands.
Rangi moved to the top of Kyoshi's thigh and used her thumbs to rub circles into the muscle of Kyoshi's ass. Rangi's mind started to wander to other nearby parts, her hands starting to drift, along with her thoughts, between Kyoshi's thighs. She heard Kyoshi suck in a breath, and it brought her attention back. She pulled her hands away and heard a groan from Kyoshi.
Rangi needed to move to a different spot, for the both of them.
Rangi loosely straddled Kyoshi again, rubbing her thumbs into the small of Kyoshi's back and stretching her fingers down Kyoshi's sides.
"I'm so proud of you, Kyoshi." Rangi said. "You've been giving everything to your training. I know it was hard today to pretend to fail when you've been so focused on improving your bending."
Like Rangi's hands on her body, her words were a balm on Kyoshi's spirit.
Kyoshi released another deep breath, "I couldn't do any of this without you."
Rangi's fingers crept up Kyoshi's sides until she could feel Kyoshi's breasts against her fingertips. She itched to massage them too. She clenched her hands to resist the urge and started to slide her hands back down. Her eyes followed a path down Kyoshi's oiled back all the way to her bare ass. She had been pushing aside her arousal to tend to Kyoshi, but it hit her like a blast of heat. She allowed her fingers to move back up and graze along the sides of Kyoshi's breasts.
Kyoshi responded to her slight touch and Rangi knew she couldn't hold back any longer. She leaned forward to blow heat across Kyoshi's exposed body and felt the Avatar squirm beneath her as it travelled over her skin.
Rangi smirked. She continued making her strokes along Kyoshi's back and sides as though she wasn't planning to take her at any moment, but let her hands reach further under Kyoshi and cup her breasts. She found hard nipples that she teased each of her fingers against as she made another pass of her hands all over Kyoshi's body. The Avatar was aroused too.
Kyoshi didn't know how much more of this she could take. Rangi's massage was an assault on all her senses. The air in her lungs was hot and filled with the scent of the oil Rangi had rubbed all over her body. Everywhere Rangi touched was enveloped in her heat, making the rest of her body feel chilled without it. She was long passed the point of feeling the pain from the day. All she could feel was a need for the firebender.
Rangi repositioned, never letting her hands leave Kyoshi as she caressed her body. She breathed hot air under the crest of Kyoshi's ass, letting her subtly know the nearness of her mouth, and knowing that Kyoshi would feel it against her core.
Kyoshi released an involuntary moan as she felt the heat waft against her wetness. Her body responded to Rangi, becoming wetter and more open. She clenched inside, wanting something but not knowing how to ask.
The heated air Rangi sent to Kyoshi flowed back to Rangi and brought with it the scent of her arousal.
"Maybe you're not too hurt?" Rangi asked, hopeful.
"No, I'm not," Kyoshi said quietly and tried to roll over.
Rangi's hands went to Kyoshi's hips and with a hard jerk, she pulled Kyoshi's ass upward. Kyoshi's knees instinctively went under her to support her but Rangi's hand on her back kept her face down on the bedroll.
Kyoshi didn't have time to feel self-conscious about the vulnerable position. Rangi had lifted Kyoshi to provide better access to her sweetness. Rangi dipped her head down to slide her tongue into Kyoshi's quim.
"Rangi!" Kyoshi exclaimed. She tried to lift herself to turn, but Rangi pushed to hold Kyoshi down. Rangi had her exactly where she wanted her. All Kyoshi could do was feel as Rangi tongued her opening. She pulled her tongue out to slide further down and make circles around her clit.
Rangi was enthralled with the new possibilities of taking Kyoshi like this, with her ass up like an offering to her. With the tip of her tongue, she stroked along the extra sensitive underside of Kyoshi's clit, that was easier to touch at this angle. She felt Kyoshi's body tremble. She trailed kisses along Kyoshi's ass cheek and gave her a love bite, leaving light pink marks behind.
Kyoshi arched her back and surrendered to Rangi.
Rangi's hand slid along the inside of Kyoshi's thigh while her lips made a path up Kyoshi's spine. Her fingers slipped deftly into Kyoshi's folds. She expertly found Kyoshi's clit and made circles on it with her middle and ring finger.
Kyoshi spread her knees wider, lowering herself more into Rangi's hand. She tried to lift herself a little and Rangi allowed her to rest her weight on her forearms but go no higher. It was then that Kyoshi realized she'd been allowed up so that Rangi's other hand could reach her breast. She massaged Kyoshi's breast with her skilled hand and rolled the harden peak between her fingers.
"Rangi, please..." Kyoshi whimpered.
The little sounds of Kyoshi pleading for release pleased Rangi immensely. She planned to drag out the buildup, but she hadn't anticipated just how badly it would affect them both.
"Kyoshi," the timbre of Rangi's voice was doing things to Kyoshi she couldn't wrap her mind around. Kyoshi felt two of Rangi's fingers tap lovingly at her opening and she clenched in response. "I'm going to be inside you now..."
Rangi's words trailed off as she pushed inside Kyoshi for the first time.
Kyoshi moaned her approval but wasn't sure if the actual words came out. It was agonizingly slow as Rangi's fingers slipped inside her just a bit at a time. Kyoshi felt herself clenching around each knuckle as Rangi sank as far into her as she could fit.
Kyoshi was tight, and Rangi knew she'd meet resistance if she tried to pull out just yet. She curled her fingers inside of Kyoshi and rubbed. Kyoshi's wetness increased, and Rangi could hear her panting from the pressure. Rangi slid her fingers back out just as slowly, letting Kyoshi adjust to the feel, before pushing back inside again. She knew she'd had some pain when Kyoshi had first been inside her. Their lovemaking had been hot and frantic. She didn't care about the pain. She could take it. She only wanted more of Kyoshi's long fingers inside her. But her Kyoshi was different. She might shy away if there was pain. Rangi hoped that with the hot oil and her mouth, she had made Kyoshi ready to take her because Rangi needed to claim her the way she had been claimed by Kyoshi.
Rangi kept a slow and steady pace until she felt Kyoshi trying to rock her hips for more. It was all the invitation she needed. She quickened her pace, in and out, timing the squeeze of Kyoshi's breasts with the depth of her push. She felt the give as Kyoshi opened to her and pushed hard, slamming into Kyoshi from behind. The moans pouring from Kyoshi's mouth were all the affirmation she needed as she continued to finger fuck her prostrate lover.
Kyoshi was undone. Nothing could be better than feeling Rangi's thighs pressed against the back of hers while she pushed deeper inside her. She wasn't even alarmed when she felt the fullness increase, releasing the Rangi had pushed a third finger inside her. Rangi could do anything to her. She was so close.
Rangi couldn't last like this much longer. She needed to have Kyoshi's hands on her as well. Those hands. She loved Kyoshi's hands. But she wanted to make Kyoshi cum like this, with Rangi deep inside her. She reluctantly released Kyoshi's breast to move her hand down the front of Kyoshi's body to her mound. She'd take her from both sides, stroking her clit with each thrust inside her.
Kyoshi was already on the verge when Rangi started stroking her clit. Her orgasm began to spasm out across her body, and she clenched down on Rangi's fingers, pushing herself back into the firebender.
Rangi was relentless. No matter how hard Kyoshi clenched as her orgasm hit, Rangi never stopped sliding in and out of her. She took deep breaths and heated her fingers again. She was careful not to burn but she wanted Kyoshi to feel her. Deep.
"Hot... so hot..." Rangi's heat deep inside her pushed Kyoshi into another orgasm. She couldn't hold herself up anymore and fell flat onto the bedroll. She buried her face into their pillow to muffle her scream.
Rangi laid on top of her, fingers still inside her, as she kissed Kyoshi's back. She finally slowed her demanding grasp on the Avatar and let her hand slip from her pulsing pussy.
Kyoshi groaned from the loss. She felt Rangi move from her back to lay beside her. She turned to face her, flushed, and well loved.
Rangi was far from satiated. They hadn't been able to kiss this whole time due to their height difference. Now lying beside one another, their height didn't matter anymore. Kyoshi's hands went to pull Rangi's face to her, and their lips locked. They realized together that while Kyoshi was completely naked that Rangi still had on all her clothes. Four hands began pulling everything off Rangi as quickly as possible.
Kyoshi could barely lift herself up but that didn't seem to matter as Rangi pressed their bodies together. Rangi moved her body against Kyoshi's seeking friction and Kyoshi moved her thigh between Rangi's legs in answer. Rangi pushed Kyoshi to her back and Kyoshi lifted her leg between Rangi's to hold her lover on top of her. She could feel how wet Rangi was as she shifted on her thigh.
Rangi gasped and rocked herself against Kyoshi's thigh. Her slit spread against the smooth skin of her lover's leg, rubbing her clit with each pass. Rangi couldn't stop herself from kissing Kyoshi, so she panted into Kyoshi's mouth. Making love to Kyoshi had her shaking with need. It wouldn't be long before her own orgasm would take her.
Kyoshi's hands pulled Rangi by the hips as she ground against her. She could feel the hot slide of Rangi's pussy on her thigh. She pulled her down harder and Rangi made sharp cries of pleasure with each undulation.
Rangi pushed upright, riding Kyoshi's thigh.
Kyoshi swallowed hard at the view of this firebending warrior using Kyoshi's body, striving for release. The lantern light flickered against her skin, accentuating her movements. She was in awe of the woman on top of her.
"Kyoshi..." Rangi begged, "Put your hands on me."
Rangi grabbed Kyoshi's hands, pulling them up her body. "I need to feel your hands on me."
Their hands combined, Rangi squeezed Kyoshi's hands onto both of her breasts, never stopping her grinding of their bodies together.
Kyoshi could stare at Rangi like this all night, but the strain would be too much for Rangi, who was desperate to cum. Kyoshi shook herself free from the mesmerized gaze. She wanted to give Rangi release. She sat up and took Rangi's mouth. She pushed her tongue into Rangi's mouth, dancing it against Rangi's and coaxing Rangi's tongue into her own. She sucked on Rangi's tongue hard and heard the firebender moan. Rangi was almost there.
Kyoshi wrapped an arm around Rangi and dropped a hand to Rangi's hip to keep pulling her back and forth. She stretched her thumb to reach Rangi's clit. She stroked the slick nub to give Rangi that last bit of stimulation she needed.
The force Kyoshi used to take her mouth after everything Rangi had done to her this evening was the trigger for her orgasm. She loved dominating Kyoshi, but nothing felt better than Kyoshi's strength taking over. There was something intoxicating about having command over the most powerful being in existence but being owned by Kyoshi meant she truly longed to feel her Avatar take charge so she could lose complete control in her arms. She clung to Kyoshi, grabbing her shoulders to anchor herself as she let go.
When Rangi's orgasm hit, Kyoshi covered her mouth in a kiss to swallow the loud moans. Rangi dug her nails into Kyoshi's shoulders. The indents from her nails would be reminders of their lovemaking but she could never stop herself from marking Kyoshi in some way. One day, everyone would know that Kyoshi belonged to her and maybe then she wouldn't feel the need; but as her head fell back and Kyoshi kissed her chest, she knew that wasn't true.
Their breaths heaved as they came down from the high. A tangle of limbs, they held each other, leaning their foreheads together, and focused on their breathing.
"You know..." Kyoshi huffed, "when I crawled in here tonight... I thought I was going to get a break from training."
Rangi let out a small laugh. "I promise I only meant to give you a massage."
"Mmm, the massage was great. It really helped. Everything after..."
"Incredible..." Rangi exhaled.
"Do you think it'll always feel like this?" Kyoshi asked, with a bit of wonder but also anxious if this intensity would somehow go away.
"I don't know," said Rangi, looking into Kyoshi's eyes. "I've only ever loved you and I can't even begin to imagine loving someone else."
Kyoshi pulled Rangi to her chest as she laid them back down, holding her whole world in her arms. It was not the time for promises but they both felt them just the same.
Rangi draped her arm across Kyoshi's body and thought back to her question. "Right now, everything we do together is new so it's exciting. For me though, when I first began to want things: to want to be touched and to want to touch someone else. It was always you."
Rangi played with Kyoshi's hand and smiled. "I've always stared at your beautiful hands."
"My hands?" Kyoshi asked, surprised that they would be a topic of interest.
"Yes, your hands." Rangi explained. "They're big but you're always so delicate with everything you touch. It didn't matter if you were putting things away or making dumplings."
They both thought of the old days in Yokoya. It was hard not to but bittersweet. At least they had each other to hold onto so not all was lost.
Rangi kissed Kyoshi's chest and said, "Then when you started to practice with your fans and bending, they became powerful."
Rangi picked herself up a bit to look down into Kyoshi's face. Her hair fell like a curtain around them making their intimate space even smaller. Almost a whisper, Rangi said, "I love the way it feels when you move them inside of me."
She leaned down and kissed Kyoshi gently. She wasn't trying to ask for more from her after the recent lovemaking. They were both exhausted. But she wanted to be open with her about all she felt. "It's like you're bending me, and I'm reshaped by your touch."
Kyoshi raised a hand to cup Rangi's face. Rangi sighed and laid back down, her chin on Kyoshi's chest. "Yes, your hands are definitely one of my favorite parts."
It was quiet for a moment while Kyoshi thought about what she wanted to say. "Your hair. The smell of your hair."
"What?" Rangi asked, confused after the silence.
"Your hair is one of my favorite parts because you let me do this..." Kyoshi kissed the top of Rangi's head to prove a point.
"Have I ever explained the significance of hair to a member of the Fire Nation?" Rangi asked, wondering how much Kyoshi knew about what she was saying.
"No, but you learn a lot as a servant." Kyoshi continued to rub her lips along the top of Rangi's head. "I know that you only let me and no one else."
Rangi smiled. There was a bit more to it than that, but Kyoshi had the main idea. She understood the only part that mattered out here in the Earth Kingdom, away from the rest of the world. "We should get some sleep."
"You're probably right. I'm sure I have more dust stepping training tomorrow and it's not going to get any better." Kyoshi groaned. She grabbed a fan and made small windows at the top so they could get some breeze.
Rangi nestled closer to Kyoshi and whispered. "If it helps to think about, I'll give you another massage tomorrow."
"It certainly gives me motivation."
Rangi bit her lip, thinking about that face Kyoshi made when she was determined to work through the pain. It would have a whole new meaning if she thought of them being together as an incentive.